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Akira dreamed again, waking up in a cold sweat, the same dream. It had been a couple months since his revelation with Kurama, they spent as much time as possible together between school and Kurama's mysterious other project. Akira didn't care what his love was up to, he just liked being around him while he could. Kurama's mom had actually gotten a job in America to help her friend she had been staying with, and wasn't going to be home at the time originally said, which was fine for the boys who would spend nights at each others homes and come up with some lame story as to why, when the real reason was they just wanted to be close to each other.

Akira got up and walked to his bathroom to wipe the sweat away, he hadn't had that dream since before he and Kurama were together, he had really hoped it wouldn't come back. "Sigh, I guess I'll never really be over it..." he looked down at his fingers, they were pale, but no longer a sickly pale as they had once been, his face was full of light now and he had never felt so comfortable. His friends, especially Kurama, who he had once only been able to glance at, had helped him so much, he didn't want it to end, ever, like the times he had to move, he never wanted to again even if something like, it, happened again. He clenched his fists and gritted his teeth at the memory of his lost friend, how he wished he could have save him, when the bell to his apartment rang. He looked up and realized he had been crying, quickly he wiped them away.

"Hey Akira?" it was a velvety and familiar voice which soothed him immediately.

"Hey Kurama! What brings you by so early?" he said rubbing the sleep from his eyes as he walked to the door.

"It was the only time I thought I could get here without the others seeing and snooping into why I have these." he said pulling flowers from behind his back and handing them to Akira. Akira beamed at the sight of the colorful flowers he had been brought then gave Kurama a strange look.

"So whats with the flowers?" he said sweetly and snidely as he took them from Kurama's hand.

"No reason really, I just haven't spent much time with you the last week, I've been busy." Kurama followed him to the kitchen as he got a vase and stole a kiss from his tall but petite love when he wasn't paying attention. Akira just chuckled under his breath at Kurama and after placing the flowers in the vase turned and embraced him, burying his face into Kurama's hair and wafting in his smell, loving every second of it. Kruama smiled and scooped him up playfully and plopped down on his couch with him, he was heavier than he used to be. Heavier because, although he still wore very small clothing, was now putting on muscle tone from eating better and doing other exercise than just walking. Akira grabbed the remote and flicked on the tv as he snuggled into Kurama, loving the warmth from his body as it soaked through theirs shirts and onto his skin. Kurama kissed the top of his head and held him close as the early morning movie came on. Personally they didn't care what they watched they just enjoyed their time together. Kurama began to talk as the old b movie played, "Akira, I'm sorry but I can't stay with you all day, I have to meet up with them later, you don't mind do you?"

"Hm? Oh no not... really, sigh, more of that other project you guys are up too?"

"Yeah, sorry, Its just..."

"Its okay, I know its important, and you can't tell me what it is."

"You understand that I have to go to make sure they don't figure us out."

"Well, okay, but sooner or later their gonna find out, Keiko's bound to slip up about what she saw before we were officially together."

"Hehe, yeah she probably will, im surprised she stayed quiet this long." they both chuckled at the thought of her and holding in their secret. They imagined her exploding because she held it in too long.

They watched their movie and laughed at the poor graphics of the cowboys roping a dinosaur. They just snuggled into each others arms until Kurama couldn't stay any longer and had to leave to be there on time.

Akira sighed at the loss of his warm living snuggle buddy. But as he walked around his empty apartment he figured that he might as well do something for the rest of the day. He got dressed carefully, picking out something decent to wear, he was gonna hang out in town. Nothing was going to ruin his Saturday, he took his wallet with the money he had saved for sometime and headed out to go shopping for things he probably didn't need. Just like what most guys do!

Kurama was heading out to meet up with Yueske and Kuwabara, when he got there though, there was a certain short black haired man with a somewhat bad attitude with them as well.

"Hello Hiei, I haven't seen you in a while, where have you been?" he asked coolly

"somewhere else obviously. " he said looking up at Kurama who only smiled. 'I hear you have a new friend?"

Kurama blinked, he didn't think that he knew, then again the other two had probably said something to their short friend they hadn't seen in a while.

"Yes, his name is Akira, I've been trying to build his confidence. He was bullied a lot."

"Hn" Hiei had already lost intrest. "We need to find what ever it is that botan was talking about, so those things don't. And you guys have been taking your sweet time."

"Hey Hiei its not easy finding somthing that leaves no trace! We cant even pick up on the tiniest hint of an energy signal!" Yueske snapped at Hiei.

"Yeah and we've been askin' everyone we can think of if they've seen any sign of something! So don't blame us that this things hard to find!"

"Hn"

"sometimes I wonder if you can say anything other than hn Hiei." the little black haired demon just rolled his eyes at Kurama before speaking up again.

'Well those creatures could find it, if we can find them, maybe we can use them.'

"Or maybe they'll try to kill us." Kuwabara commented.

Hiei shook his head. "We can take creatures like those, their just shadow monsters."

"I hope so..." Kurama said, sensing somthing in his gut.

Downtown Akira had been enjoying himself and his spending spree, he bought a paddle ball and was currently trying to figure out why it wasn't working when a familiar, foreboding voice came up behind him.

"Hello princess."

He swallowed hard as he turned around to meet a large boy staring down at him. "Hello Butch."

"My friends have been waiting little princess, we're gonna getcha this time, and no popular Minamono to protect you."

" you forget butch."

"What?'

"Im not afraid of you, you're a big stupid oaf who probably can't spell his own name."

"Oooo someone got a spine?" Akira narrowed his eyes, he wasn't just gonna get pummeled like last time, so, he did what he could, landing a strong kick right between the big guys legs. He bolted as the big guy cried in agony and some of the other bullies showed up. He ran hard for a long time, his spritly legs and incredible endurance carried him far away, but deep into an ally. The bullies had him cornered, but he would stand against them this time, he would fight.

"So there you are princess, now its time for you to pay..." the bullies walked closer to the small boy as he felt his adrenalin flowing through his body, he would not let himself be beaten as he had been, never again. The bullies suddenly stopped however and he was at a loss to why, then he felt it, and as the bullies ran, he knew he could not escape it now.

The spirit detectives were still currently milling about how to go about their mission when they saw a huge shadow fly past them at top speed, it was headed towards town.

"That thing could do some major damage to people!"

"Yeah, and if its one of those creatures they were talking about, then it could lead us to what we're looking for."

"Then lets head out, we cant lose it" Hiei finished their thoughts as they began chasing down the massive monster, it moved fast but they were able to keep up, as they got closer to an abandoned part on the edge of town they could feel a massive energy source, and knew it had been activated.

" we have to get what ever it is away from them!" Yueske ordered as the followed it around a building. They could see a bright light glowing around the corner and rounding it, deep inside an alleyway.

"It looks like a person" Hiei pointed out as they got closer, but it was Kurama who truly realized the truth.

"Akira...?"

kinda ironic huh?

Soooooooo what you think? didja like it? please let me know, its gotta be pretty good since my own heart was starting to beat faster as got closer to the end! please review! yay!